DuckTron vs publica.la Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DuckTron
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LuaBooks presenta DuckTron®. Una maravillosa experiencia que combina el universo del libro en papel con el mundo digital. ¡Utiliza tu celular para ver las imágenes como en un fantástico libro PopUp en 3D y diviértete con esta historia felina! No olvides que debes primero adquirir el libro en papel para disfrutar de la experiencia de lectura. Puedes comprarlo en nuestra página www.luabooks.com. Disponible para Smartphones y Tablets.
publica.la Reader
Access all your purchased books and audiobooks from various creators in one place. Download titles for offline reading, customize your reading experience, and enjoy features like adjustable playback speed for audiobooks.
- Access content from multiple creator stores
- Download for offline reading
- Adjustable text size and layout
- Zoom for magazines and comics
- Word and phrase translation
- Adjustable audiobook playback speed
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Around the world, thousands of content creators offer millions of their books and audiobooks through their own stores with publica.la. With publica.la Reader you can access your favorite content from a single app and without an Internet connection. • Explore all the content of all the stores you are part of • Borrow and enjoy ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines • Download titles to read offline and save data • Keep your reading position automatically synced across all your devices In our beautiful and intuitive ebook reader: • Adjust the text size, background color and layout of the book • Zoom on magazines and comics • Translate words and phrases • Add bookmarks, notes and highlights In our innovative audio player: • Reduce or speed up audio (0.6 to 3.0x) • Add bookmarks, notes and highlights Happy reading!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: publica.la Reader at every 3 weeks against DuckTron's every 2 months. DuckTron's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DuckTron ships an update every 2 months, publica.la Reader every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DuckTron | publica.la Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.4 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 508 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | +4 |
| Developer | LUABOOKS SAS | QueryLoop Inc. |
In-app purchases
DuckTron
No in-app purchases
publica.la Reader
No in-app purchases
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